The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-12-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

A fire at Fargo, Dakota, on the 90
: destroyed business property valued q
! $4,000.
Reports from Texas state that eigh
: persons were frozen to death in Carso
county during the recent cold spell.
Governor John T. Marmaduke, of Mis-
!, souri,, died at the executive mansion il
Jefferson City on Wednesday evening.
The Manchester. England, Courie
states that Lord Stanley, Of Preston, ha
accepted the governor-generalship of Can
ada.
The body of John Howson, the actor
who died last Friday, was incinerated a
Fresh Pond, N. T., in the presence Of two
brothers of the deceased.
Wakefield, Michigan, a small mining
town built entirely of WOOD, was destroyed
by fire Christmas Eve, involving loss OF
100000, with no insurance.
At San Francisco, ON the 23d Paddy
Ryan and Jack McAuliffe fought to fin
ish for Purse Of $1,000. Ryan was
knocked out in the third round.
Advices received at San Francisco from
Thursday island confirm the capture of a
schooner-rlgged craft by natives of Mar
garet bay and the murder of her crew.
Bernal, the noted Mexican bandit, is
still at large, his reported capture having
proved untrue. A man was arrested who
gave his name as Bernal, but was recog-
nized as cowboy.
The Kilraln- Smith fight has developed
a hippodrome. 1t is now announced that
they have engaged to box nightly at the
aquarium in London, for one week IN
February. They will receive 1000 for
the exhibition
President Delano, of the National
Woolgrowers' association, has issued an
address to the woolgrowers of the United
States in which he urges them to organize
and fight the reduction of the tariff as
proposed by President Cleveland.
Senator Voorhees, has introduced bill
to extend the laws of the United States. cx
cept those providing for pre-emption, tim
Der culture and desert land entries of pub
lie lands, over the public land strip south
of Indian Territory. 1t also creates the
land district of Cimarron.
Governor Zulick has granted a pardon
to Barney Riggs, serving a life sentence
in the territorial prison at Yuma, on the
condition of his leaving the territory
Riggs is the prisoner who assisted in
keeping down the insu1rection of convicts |
some time ago and saving the life of Super
Gates.
Major Bash, the paym astcr who was
the victim of the robbery at Antelope
Springs last spring, is at Washington try
ing to get congress to reimburse him in
the amount of $1,000, the sum which
young Parker relieved him of. Bash
bases his claim on the lack of protection
On the part Of the government while en-
route with the funds.
Daniel Manning, ex-secretary of the
treasury, died at Albany, New York, on
saturday afternoon last. Upon receipt of
he news at Washington President Cleve-
and ordered the flags at half-mast on all
public buildings in that city out of res
Dect to the deceased. The funeral, which
ook place on Tuesday, was attended by
he president and all members of the cab
net.
Reports to the navy department from
he New York and Norfolk navy yards,
where preparations are making to build
he great 6,00O-ton armored war ships,
ire highly satisfactory. AT New York
he keel block for the armored cruiser
rave been placed and the ship is being
aid down. Advertisements for supplying
he new plant have already been issued
md proposals will be opened on the 10th
# next month.
The Pacific Mail Steamship company
las ordered the captains of all It's steam
RS in the China service to carry no more
Chinese female passengers to the port of
San Francisco, unless they furnish posi-
i've proof of their rights to land under
he provisions of the restriction act. The
company has taken this step owing to the
ecent difficulties in landing passengers of
his kind, and the fact that the company
vas obliged few days ago to take over
ifty women back to China who had been
by the federal courts.
Advices from Honolulu report that
King Kalakua is again in trouble He has
etoed two bills passed by the Hawaiian
legislature, one of which was to abolish
he Office Of governor. The legislature
|enies the right of the king to use the
eto power, and claims that one of the
peclfic pledges given by Kalakua at the
ime Of the revolution was that he should
'ot interfere with Legislative reforms.